What were the chances that a girl born just after the end of World War II in a peasant family and as the daughter of an urban orphan would make her way from the provinces to the balcony of the Polonia Hotel in Warsaw? What had to happen for young people from the peasant-worker class to lead better lives than their parents? Which paths were open to them, and which quickly closed? And what does it even mean: a better life? Referring to his book "Hanka. A Story of Advancement" and the history of the Youth Festival in 1955, Maciej Jakubowiak will talk about how social advancement could unfold in the People's Republic of Poland. There will be talk of money and education, of course, but also of sports, romances, religion, child-rearing, literature, emotions, and food. Maciej Jakubowiak – born in 1987, essayist, deputy editor-in-chief of the magazine "Dwutygodnik." Author of the books "Hanka. A Story of Advancement" (Czarne, 2024), "The Last People. Imagining the End of the World" (Czarne, 2021), and "The Inevitable Plagiarism" (2017). Winner of the Adam Włodek Award, nominated for the Stanisław Barańczak Award and the Grand Press Award. Since 2021, a juror for the Warsaw Literary Award, and from 2024, for the Poznań Literary Award. Vegan, amateur hockey player, originally from Żory. 📅 Free tickets available at the ticket office one hour before the lecture. Read more about the exhibition: https://muzeumwarszawy.pl/lato-ktore-zmienilo Educational partner of the Museum of Warsaw – PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. https://www.gkpge.pl
